Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-16
WANTED--A CLUE.
chamber Journal
CHAPTER l.

,odv mnsi he cheerful, musical, AMI OF
Good family salary, csc per annum'
Such was the advertisement my Aunt
Margaret read ont to me one moraliS
as we sat at breakfast IN her neat htuc
house in London.
l am the ounhau daughter Of mis-
sionarv. and my aunts was inc only
homo had over known. For the past
thrce wears had been resident Cover
noes in n wealthy family IN Yorkshire,
Int my employers purse proud AFRO
cance was too much for my solt-reSpect'
and had 10 leave. resolving, II posi-
bic. 10 try and obtain post a. com
pmion. ~. -.,or- sc
Tempted by the excellent salary oil
fcr,d / nj once wrote 10 Che address IN
dicaicd. Promptly / received q reply
from Mr.. Foster, of Great Gorton
Il Nam. WcAcnsmrc He stated that
comran;ouship was required Tor ms
a e,rr1guchter. Miss 1horndyke, deh-
cot. cirl of eighteen. who resided with
81 -. ,,,J Ills widowed sister, Nrs. Nor
IN Llr mother. ms dear late wife,
HAVING died the previous year lie
added that NV requirements ana ere
1.rtiols wore satisfactory, and request
81 to know whether / had ever been
n Wostcush.rc, and IT / had any
friends ar connection, there
81 replied 'hat ! WIS am ontHC S'rah-
cor 10 the county and to all the peo-
"a rlc I'm IL. and in few days was over
81 loved M receiving the nomination 10
81 III most for I wa, unwilling to be
81 Iur5,n on my amts slender means.
Cor,on Hall was % fine building of
"a GRAY stone. standing IN beautiful
q grounds con- the outskirts of a pretty
country village. / WAS shown INTO
.pscions draWng-room where e middle
aecd pdv m black greeted me very
pleasantly, Introducing herself ms Mrs:
Noncl She kindly badc me be seated
and sent % servant in search Of her
brother
VI. Foster was q fnc-looking man,
with iron-may hair and Il keen and
searching cNpTcssion-a mail Whom ]
iu,tnctivclv felt it would be- dangerous
to offend. His manner 10 me, like ms
sisters. was courtesy itself. lie eA-
tlnincd tine duties expected from me.
"Aud one thlnG more Hi"S' """' .'','
Amitego, hc SAID I'D conc.us"n' m-
Iouob wiling ~ conccdc everything
reasonable. there is one thing ! cannot
permit in mlmhcfs of my househoid-
ro.siruiug with strangers concerning
INV family prefer That my dauglt RS
conpauiou Should have no friends or
arniliutauccs IN this u,ighborhood !;
and / ,ur-f rcuug,t that during your
residence here N',' ',',ou' .'-' ""S ,'i''
macy which people A' ''oi''H "r my "'
TIE nGnhhonnn villages may see" !"
establish WIN N"u INV 81"
much mi-cI,b caused 10y GOSSIP ana
ttt.r;attctul "h "'llSed 10 request
this
Ih. stipulation seemed very rta-
s.uahlc one, and ! readily acc'dcd 10
10. Nr. Foster then went ON to speak
of lis stypdauehtrg
Cur darling Edith is moi so strong
as We could wish. and indeed Is IRE
Qu,nt y confined 10 tlle som ne ""'
tor orders Der Id Keep 'ai9 uV'I9 an"
avoid all excitement She therefore
GOES hut little INTO society, mat we
hope the compamonsmp oil hlient
aud lively grl VIII prove hch"Hrlal'
Keep her amused and l1ppN, MISS
Amitagc, and We ask 30 more nom
yOu.
/ found my future charge IN the,
drawing when descended 'irCN,."
for dinner She was iI1gi'e-loohlI%
creature. with h@At Mur ana IHiSc plu'
eyes. She greeted me very MhdIy.
Her manner WAS childish, considering
her age, bat / was much relieved not to
find L,r fine fashionable young lady.
She WIS still Ina mourning for her
mother
We bad musical evening. Mrs.
NorTcll and / executed several ducts
ON the piano, accompanied hy Mr.. Eos
ter ON the violin, which bee played very
we'll Edith kissed me very kindly pa
she sold goodnight ana before l went
To- rest sat down and wrote To- my
aunt IN glowing terms, saying That Tor
Ton Hall WIS an earthly pnrdis
Nor did ! see reason to change my
opinion for many weeks. ! soon felt
perfectly at ease IN nay new home.
Edith WAS so gentle, So unasSmng,
and SO cousid,rte that If WAS lmpossl-
hlc not tO love her and Mr. Foster
and his sister were most kind. | was
treated as gentleWoman and an equal,
and my duties were very hShl' oellS
chiefly to drive Edith III pretty pony
carriage, 10 play duets, and OCCASION
ally 10 read aloud.
We did not miXvcry much IN society,
although Mrs. Mouell received "a Que
amount of calls from the ladies IN the
uighhorhood. \ few quiet garden
parties and dinner, were the limit oI
our dlsslpIuons on i9lti account :
Was always included IN amy scheme Oh
pleasure, aud Mr.. roster made P'iit'
point Of introducing me 10 all visitors
lhcrc was me olI chUrch III 'h'
village 10 when We al Nen' OF Gun
days. II was Il nll' ana a nan across
the fields; hut We usually drove on
account of Edith. | had been nearly
SIX months at the Hal, when one me
Sunday morning III July II ieil 10 my
lot To 60 to church alone, Tor the hrst
tine since my ARRIVAL MI roster was
1 I'll. "a